Fastening for horse-collars.



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P. GUINDGLLBT. PASTENING FOR HORSE COLLARS.

APPLIUATIGN FILED SUBE 17, 1994.

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PATENTED PEB. 6, 1906.

P. GUINDLLET. PASTBNING PGR ERSB COLLARS.

APPLICATION YILEE 333B 17, 1904.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2l s prin a projection or catch PIERRE GUINDOLLET, UF ST. AMAND, FRANCE.

FASTENING FOR HORSECOLLARS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 6, 1906.

Application filed June 17, 1904. Serial No. 213,053.

To all whom t may concern:

Beit known that l, Pinnen GUiNDoLLn'r, a citizen of the French Republic, residing at St. Amand, France, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fastenings for Horse-Collars, of which the following is a specification, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in fastenings for horse collars, by means of which the collars are fastened automatically, firml and securely.

A` astening for horse-collars constructed in accordance with the invention comprises a lever which is under the influence of a spiral placed beneath and ormmg part with the said lever, and plates provided with recesses or slots for reF ceiving the lever and the catch.

In the drawings, Figure 1 represents the new fastening a plied to a draft horsecollar and fastened; ig. 2, the new fastening applied to an English collar and not fastened;

iig. 3, the same fastened. Fig. 4 is a plan of Fig. 2 with the lever raised. Fig. 5 represents the fastenin applied to a draft horsecollar and fastene the dotted lines showing the tongue of the part Ainserted in the part B. Fig. 6 is a view of the same, as Fig. 5,the lever being removed. Fig. 7 is a plan section of Figs. 1 and 5.

A and B are two metal lates forming, respectively, the male and t e female parts of t e fastenin device, and more particularly described be ow. In the male part A is a tongue-piece e, which is inserted and slides in the recess e', formed in the opposite female art. This tongue-piece may be either conical or flat. There is also a recess b in the plate A for a sprin -lever t', carrying a catch or projection c', w ich is adapted to engage in an o ening c in the tongues.

The ever bis oplerated to release the tongue a. by pressing on t e end d. The opposite end of the lever b terminates in a projecting piece which may be either rectangular or dovetailed and which engages in a recess b in the part A.

e 1s the spiral spring which is mounted on a fixed rod f and constantlytends to maintain the lever in the locked position, so that the hook or sprin -bolt c may alwa s drop into its recess or sit e and the end ofY the lever t into the cavity l). i

The recess or groove a' forms a receptacle for the tongue-piece e, belonging to the male part of the fastening device, and has the same form as that piece.

As will be seen from the drawings and the specification, this fastening device can be applied to all kinds of horse-collars even to English collars, which are thus made as rigid as collars which do not open. In the case of English cellars, the martingale-ring g may be ad ed, as shown in the drawing Fig. 3. This r n is placed beneath the fastening device and preferably cast therewith.

As will be understood, this fastening device may be made of any suitable metal.

The action of the device is as follows: In order to close the fastening the tongue-piece c, belonging to the male art of the device, is inserted on the recess c', ormed in the female part. The lever b c', which is held in the locked position by the spiral spring c, is raised by being pushed until its hook c falls into the recess c and the piece t into the re cess b. In openinthe fastening the operation is reversed. T e lever is raised by pressing the end d and the tongue-piece e removed from its groove e.

This fastening device has very great advantages: First, the collar can be put on very easily; second, the fasteninv is automatic, firm, and absolutely secure; third, the fastening can be easily opened-in case of accident, for example, a horse being likely to fall, the lever is raised, he fastening opened, and the animal at once released.

What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A fastening for horse-collars composed of two metal plates, one of which called male part having a ton 11e-piece, the said male part being provide with a recess for the lever and with an opening for the lower beak or catch of the lever the female part being provided with a cavity for the tongue-piece and having a lever terminating in aprojecton device, a spiral spring mounted cna fixed red, and a lower beak or catch of the lever.

2. A fastening for horse-collars composed of two metal plates one of which called male art having a tongue-piece which penetrates in a corresponding recess of the female part and raises the lever of this part, the said male part bein provided with a corresponding recess for t e lever, and with an opening corresponding to the lower beak or catch o the lever, the other called female part being provided with a cavity corresponding to the IOC IIO

tongue-piece of the male part and having a, "f In testimony whereof I a'ix my signature lever entering the recesses of the male part, a in presence of two witnesses. spiral spring operatin the lever and e lower beak or eatoh adapte t0 engage in the oor- PIERRE (IUINDOLLET resonding opening of the tongue-piece ofthe Witnesses:

ma e part, substantially as herein described PIERRE PURA,

and set forth.

, HANsoN C. CoXE. 

